A Geelong spokesman said the duo knocked on the door of an adjoining property before realising it was not where Thurlow lived. The players then knocked on their teammate's door and went inside for about 20 minutes.

However, a neighbour had seen the players arrive and reported an attempted armed robbery to police. The neighbour also gave a description of the vehicle the players prank gone wrong gun were using.

When the Cats pair later left Thurlow's property they were later intercepted by police, who drew their weapons, in the vicinity of Kardinia Park.

Smedts and Caddy have both expressed remorse over the incident.

"We thought it would be a bit of laugh to scare you Jackson Thurlow in his new house," Caddy told the Geelong Advertiser.

"Me and Billie are both disappointed that we scared people in the community.

"The club has dealt with it. The police have dealt with it. We are both sorry to that lady (the neighbour)."

Geelong football manager Neil Balme said the club was not playing down the incident but said all parties were happy with how it was resolved.

"We've spoken to the boys, we've spoken to the police ... Nothing needs to come of it, we're all happy with the outcome.